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Be a light in a darkened world…Help put an end to abortion through prayer…Bring your entire family. Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful way to show a public witness to life. Please consider hosting a Life Chain event at your parish or call Lisa Cooley at 401-278-4518 or email lcooley@dioceseofprovidence.org to find a location near you...

We recently learned of the 250th abortion worker to become pro-life and quit her job. (And number 251 soon followed!)! This fall will see the 24,000th baby saved at a 40 Days for Life vigil! We're closing in on the 150th abortion facility to CLOSE following a 40 Days for Life campaign.! Milestones like these could be the result of God answering YOUR prayers! Find the 40 Days for Life vigil closest to you and sign up to pray this September 27-November 540 Days of peaceful prayer vigils and Rosaries for life and for an end to abortion - in collaboration with RI Right to Life. Sign up your parish or group for a day to pray!

From Wed., Sept. 27 through Sun., Nov. 5 we'll hold 40 days of peaceful, prayerful vigils and Rosaries for life and for an end to abortion at the public right-of-way outside 175 Broad St., Providence. 40 Days held in collaboration with RI Right to Life. Learn more or sign up now!

Meet us Sat., Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Together we will walk to the RI State House and prayerfully walk around it three times for life. This event is the kick-off to our 40 Days for Life Fall 2023 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.

Meet us Sat., Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Together we will walk to the RI State House and prayerfully walk around it three times for life. This event is the kick-off to our 40 Days for Life Fall 2023 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.

Register now to attend the Office of Life and Family Ministry's annual Human Life Guild Day, Sat., Oct. 28 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. The day begins with Holy Mass with Bishop Henning, immediately followed by brunch and three locally known speakers. Click for more and/or to register.

“This year’s legislative session, as always, had its winners and losers but, in my opinion, the entire session was overshadowed by a black cloud with the passage of the so-called Equality in Abortion Coverage Act,” said Father Bernard A. Healey, director of the Rhode Island Catholic Conference. “Sadly now, Rhode Island taxpayers, including Catholics and others, opposed to the killing of the innocent unborn must fund abortions. It is a clear violation of conscience and an attack on the sanctity of human life. This was a major defeat in our state for the respect of human life and the common good.” (RIC file photo)

The RI Senate will vote tomorrow, Thursday, May 18, on a bill (2023 -- H0032) that will allow for state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in Rhode Island, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employee health benefits programs - - let them know you do not want to fund abortions...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, as you may already be aware, bills are moving forward in our state on the issue of taxpayer-funded abortion. I invite the Catholics of Rhode Island and all people of good will to...

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the so-called "Equality in Abortion Coverage Act" (2023-S0032) tomorrow Tuesday, May 16 beginning sometime after 4:00 PM in Room 313 (3rd Floor East Wing) of the RI State House. No testimony will be heard as the hearing was already held this past Tuesday. This is the same bill that was passed by the House on April 27. The bill will allow state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in Rhode Island, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employees health benefits programs, by removing statutory prohibitions thereupon that have been in place since the seventies. Please keep in mind that these prohibitions already permit state funding for abortions performed in the hard cases of rape, incest, life of mother. We urge you to email the 9 members of the Judiciary Committee, and the Committee Clerk, TODAY...

Last week, the Vermont state legislature legalized assisted suicide for out-of-state residents. Becoming the first state to permit “assisted suicide tourism,” Vermont will now become a haven for any American seeking to end his or her life.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives is voting TODAY Thu., April 27 on a bill (2023 -- H5006) that will allow for state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in RI, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employee health benefits programs, by removing statutory prohibitions thereupon that have been in place since the '70s. Please keep in mind that these prohibitions already permit state funding for abortions performed in the hard cases of rape, incest, life of mother. Please take a moment now to email your State Representative with a brief and respectful message that you *do not want your tax dollars paying for abortions.* Please share this action alert widely and spread the word. Click to email your state representative now.

PROVIDENCE — A bill before the Rhode Island General Assembly seeks to legalize new burial practices that run counter to Church teachings. Bill HB 6045, also known as “A Bill Relating to Businesses and Professions — Funeral Director/Embalmer And Funeral Service Establishments,” was introduced by Rep. Michelle McGaw (D-District 71 Little Compton, Tiverton, Portsmouth) on March 3. The bill deals with certain new forms of disposal of dead human bodies.

In any cemetery in Rhode Island, you will be sure to find some visitors at the graves of their loved ones. They might be praying for them or just stopping to recall their influence on their lives. For those who have ever made such a visit, you know what consolation it brings. Honoring the past reminds us of the value of the present moment. Honoring those who came before us — and having a place to pay them respect — conforms to the dignity of the human person.

PROVIDENCE — The House Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 16, to discuss R.I. House Bill No. 5510, sponsored by State Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (District 33-Narragansett, South Kingstown), which proposes to eliminate the statute of limitations in cases pertaining to those who were sexually abused as minors to bring a civil lawsuit. This bill would eliminate any statute of limitations and apply it retroactively in such cases. (RIC file photo)

The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will be hearing a bill that seeks to legalize Assisted Suicide in Rhode Island, the so-called "Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act" (2023-H5210), on Wednesday, March 22 beginning at 4 p.m. in the House Lounge of the State House. Please take action now!

PROVIDENCE — On Monday, March 6, members of the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss two bills of particular interest to the pro-life community. H-5006, popularly known as the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, first proposed on January 6, seeks to expand who can qualify for Medicaid, as well as to expand upon Medicaid coverage and insurance for state employees to include various forms of prenatal, postpartum and other maternity-related medical care, including abortion. (RIC file photo)

Pregnancy centers and maternity homes generally agree that making childbirth free in the United States would empower women to choose life. But, some specify, it would help in varying degrees.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY! The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will be hearing the so-called "Equality in Abortion Coverage Act" (2023-H5006) on Monday, March 6 beginning at 2:00 PM in Room 35 (Lower Level) of the State House. The bill will allow state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in Rhode Island, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employees health benefits programs, by removing statutory prohibitions thereupon that have been in place since the seventies. Please keep in mind that these prohibitions already permit state funding for abortions performed in the cases of rape, incest, life of mother.

Taxpayer dollars should NOT pay for abortion. The majority of Americans agree with this - both Democrats and Republicans. For over 45 years, the Hyde amendment and similar laws have protected taxpayers from being forced to pay for elective abortion. The Hyde amendment has been signed into law every year since 1976, whether Congress and the White House were led by Republicans or Democrats. The Hyde Amendment has saved over 2.4 million babies and mothers in difficult circumstances from the tragedy of abortion. A strong majority of Americans, including women and men across a range of income levels and racial diversity, support the Hyde Amendment and laws that prevent government-funded abortion. We urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to ensure that the Hyde Amendment and all similar life-saving appropriations riders remain in place. Do not force Americans to subsidize the taking of innocent life. Oppose any bill, including any appropriations bill, that expands taxpayer funding of abortion. Add your name to the petition!